It’s January 4th, and only the second day of the quarter, so chances are your brand new calendars are still looking pretty blank. Not for much longer! Today on Ex Libris we have a good long list of deadlines to write down, whether you’re looking for contests, scholarships, publications, or conferences. So get out your calendars, because there’s something for everyone. *** For current seniors or recent graduates of DePaul considering graduate school: the Office of Multicultural Student Success is currently accepting applications for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award which recognizes and… Read Article →
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Welcome back and Happy New Year to all our graduate students starting their Winter 2012 classes this week! And a special welcome to all new students starting their English Graduate classes at DePaul for the first time this quarter. Like many of you current students, Ex Libris has accumulated quite a few announcements in our inbox over winter break, so be sure to check in frequently this week so you don’t miss anything, and please be patient if you are waiting for a response from us. As always, if you’re an alum or current student… Read Article →
Playboy magazine (yes, that Playboy) is now accepting submissions for their 2012 College Fiction Contest. First prize for the winning story is $3000 and publication in Playboy magazine. Second prize is $500 and third prize is $200.The contest is open to all college students regardless of age. Deadline for submissions is February 15th, 2012, and submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and 25 pages or fewer. Only online submissions will be accepted. For complete rules and guidelines, and to submit your fiction, please visit the CFC Submission Page. — The brand new online literary magazine Literary… Read Article →
Just when you thought DePaul English Graduate Students couldn’t possibly rack up any more awards and accomplishments in just one quarter, Ex Libris is happy to announce two great new pieces of student news: Congratulations to current M.A.E. student Mary Parisoe, whose new one-act play, The Last Vagabond, has won $500 and a reading sometime in the new year at The Arts Club of Washington, DC. Current M.A.W.P. student Jennifer Finstrom has had a poem accepted for publcation in Cider Press Review (either Volume 13 or 14). Jennifer wrote her poem, “Instructions for Entering Rembrandt’s Landscape with trees, farm… Read Article →
The Red Clay Review, the nation’s only literary review to feature exclusively the work of graduate and doctoral students, is seeking submissions for this year’s edition of the Review. Red Clay Review is accepting poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and one act/ten-minute plays from both new and established authors, with the desire to give voice to the many talented graduate and doctoral students who are starting or continuing their journey as authors. There is no fee for submissions, and any student in a graduate or doctoral program is welcome to submit, not just… Read Article →
Threshold is DePaul’s award-winning, all-student journal of literature and art, and they need your help to make this year’s issue happen! Threshold is soliciting applications for editors for the 2012 issue. If you are interested in getting involved, please write a 1-2 page application letter describing your relevant experience and commitment, as well as your vision for the magazine, and place it in faculty adviser Prof. Dan Stolar’s mailbox in McGaw 255 by Wednesday, Oct. 12th. If you are interested in working with the magazine, but not necessarily taking on the commitment of being co-editor,… Read Article →
Threshold is DePaul University’s premier student-run literary magazine. The magazine features creative work by DePaul students in the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama genres. Threshold is currently accepting submissions for its 2011 issue out in June. Read below for workshops and submissions deadlines and guidelines. Threshold 2011 Workshops WANT TO BOOST YOUR CHANCE FOR PUBLICATION? Save the dates for our workshop events: Wednesday, February 2nd 6-8pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Thursday, February 3rd 4-6pm John T Richardson Library, Rm 308 Bring your creative work to the event and have the Threshold staff review… Read Article →
A message from Professor Dan Stolar: Threshold, DePaul’s student-produced literary magazine, seeks two editors. The application should consist of a one page letter detailing your relative experience and plans for the magazine. Please include your Student ID and contact information in the letter. Even if you are not chosen as one of the two editors, this is the best way to get involved in producing the magazine as all of the letters are passed along to the eventual editors. Calls for creative works will come later in the year. Applications are due in the Threshold… Read Article →